Green Newton, in partnership with the City of Newton, is launching a new campaign to educate certain homeowners about the potential benefits of switching to a heat pump system for heating and cooling their homes. Heat pumps are generally more expensive to use in Newton than natural gas, and for…
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On July 5, Elena Guarente, a Newton North High School graduate and rising junior at Brandeis University, hosted a cleanup at Cold Spring Park. In collaboration with Newton Conservators, Guarente also organized a “Bioblitz” walk during the event, which allowed participants of all ages to assist in identifying local species…
Our children and grandchildren cannot wait until 2050 to break free from the gas pipeline system that is pumping out dirty methane gas. Based on the docket items in the June 18 Public Facilities Committee agenda, we expected the meeting to include “a discussion of The discussion was also supposed to…
The Newton Community Farm (NCF) will host a Medicinal Herb Walk with clinical herbalist Mo Katz-Christy. Participants will explore weeds and cultivated plants, trees and shrubs during a stroll through the Newton Community Farm and fields to learn the names of plants and discover their medicinal uses. It will take…
Newton’s 3rd Annual Pollinator Garden Tour will be held on June 21 (rain date, June 28), 12PM-4PM. Celebrate the solstice with a visit public and private native plant gardens all across Newton to have fun, enjoy beautiful gardens, celebrate the arrival of summer, and get ideas for your own yard.…
The Newton Tree Conservancy will host a Fall Tree Planting for Newton residents with space on their berm. However, there’s a social twist. One person must step forward as the neighborhood leader, assembling a team of five or more neighbors within a few blocks to identify places between the sidewalk…
Mothers Out Front will lead a Heat Island Safari from the front steps of Newton City Hall on Saturday, July 5, starting at 1PM. Learn how trees keep the city cool. The group will use infrared thermometers to measure the temperature of different surfaces in the sun and in the…
Older Adult Services will host a 1.4-mile leisurely and informative walk through Cold Spring Park on Monday, July 7, 9:30AM-10:30AM. It will be a mindful and meditative nature stroll, attentive to nature with all senses, and deepen appreciation for Newton’s green spaces and for each other. Dr. Louise Aronson is…
The Charles River Watershed Association and the Newton Conservators will lead a guided walk along Cheesecake Brook on July 29, 4PM-6PM, starting from the Gath Memorial Pool in Newton (256 Albemarle Road). This fun, free, family-oriented event is part of the BioBlitz biological survey, where participants will assist in identifying…
The Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) will host a Rose Mallow Kayak Tour where Professor Richard Primack of Boston University will lead a stunning tour of rose mallow sites via kayak along the Charles. The rose mallow plant, or Hibiscus moscheutos, features spectacular displays of giant, dessert-plate-sized flowers in various shades…